| ACRONYCALLY | • acronycally adv. In an acronycal manner; rising when the sun sets, and vice versa. • ACRONYCAL adv. occurring at nightfall or sunset, (esp. of the rising or setting of stars), also ACRONIC, ACRONICAL, ACRONYCHAL. |
| DEINONYCHUS | • deinonychus n. A medium agile dinosaur, of the genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous period, characterized by having… • Deinonychus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Dromaeosauridae – a theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous of the United States. • DEINONYCHUS n. any of a genus of small bipedal carnivorous theropod dinosaurs from the Cretaceous. |
| EPONYCHIUMS | • EPONYCHIUM n. a narrow band of cuticle over the base of a nail. |
| JOHNNYCAKES | • johnnycakes n. Plural of johnnycake. • johnny␣cakes n. Plural of johnny cake. • JOHNNYCAKE n. a kind of bread made of the meal of maize (Indian corn), mixed with water or milk, etc. and baked, also JONNYCAKE. |
| NYCTALOPIAS | • nyctalopias n. Plural of nyctalopia. • NYCTALOPIA n. reduced visual capacity in faint light (as at night), night blindness. |
| NYCTANTHOUS | • NYCTANTHOUS adj. flowering at night. |
| NYCTINASTIC | • nyctinastic adj. Relating to nyctinasty, the movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness. • NYCTINASTIC adj. relating to nyctinasty, sleep-movement in plants. |
| NYCTITROPIC | • nyctitropic adj. (Botany) Turning or bending at night into special positions. • NYCTITROPIC adj. showing nyctitropism. |
| NYCTOPHOBIA | • nyctophobia n. A fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness. • NYCTOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of the night or darkness. |
| NYCTOPHOBIC | • nyctophobic adj. Afflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night. • NYCTOPHOBIC adj. suffering from nyctophobia, an irrational fear of the night. |
| ONYCHITISES | • ONYCHITIS n. inflammation of the root or side of the nail. |
| ONYCHOMANCY | • onychomancy n. An ancient form of divination based on the reflections of sunlight on a boy’s fingernails. • ONYCHOMANCY n. divination by studying the fingernails. |
| ONYCHOPHAGY | • onychophagy n. The habit of biting one’s nails. • ONYCHOPHAGY n. the habit of biting one's fingernails. |
| PARONYCHIAL | • paronychial adj. Relating to paronychia. • PARONYCHIAL adj. relating to a paronychia, a whitlow. |
| PARONYCHIAS | • paronychias n. Plural of paronychia. • PARONYCHIA n. a whitlow, or felon. |
| PERIONYCHIA | • PERIONYCHIUM n. tissue surrounding a nail. |